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Township lays out next steps By PATRICK SVITEK

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PUMPKIN PRIDE McCormick sophomore Patrick Franks hands out candy to a child at Project Pumpkin. Men’s lacrosse organized a cornhole game as part of the event.

Project Pumpkin returns By ROSALIE CHAN

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Halloween came early to Norris University Center on Thursday as more than 70 Northwestern student groups volunteered their time and hosted activities for children at Project Pumpkin. Evanston families and Chicago area after-school programs like

Project JAM and YOU attended the event, planned annually by Northwestern Community Development Corps. Hundreds of children from the Evanston and Chicago area turned out, and about 30 NU students served as chaperones, leading students to different rooms for trick-or-treating. “Out of my four years at Northwestern, Project Pumpkin is one of the few events that bring together different corners of Northwestern,”

said Arpan Patel, Weinberg senior and co-chair of special events for NCDC. “It’s very nice to see different students who normally don’t interact with each other get together and have a good time at this event.” This year’s event featured a larger haunted house than in previous years. For the first time, the Panhellenic Association coordinated the project. Previously, individual » See PROJECT PUMPKIN, page 8

Evanston officials began plotting the immediate future of the township this week, hoping to restore order following the abrupt resignation of embattled supervisor Gary Gaspard. The township board turned the first page Monday, appointing city manager Wally Bobkiewicz to temporarily replace Gaspard. The trustees picked Evonda Thomas-Smith, director of the city’s health department, to handle the day-to-day duties of the job. On Thursday, Bobkiewicz said the township rehired office manager Rod Mitchell, one of two employees fired by Gaspard. The township will continue to function without the position held by the second worker who Gaspard let go, the interim supervisor said. Gaspard’s resignation was effective Oct. 18, less than five months after he was elected. In a brief letter to Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl and city clerk Rodney Greene a day earlier, Gaspard wrote he could no longer handle the time commitment of the part-time position. His departure came after a series of his decisions left township trustees with the impression he did not understand the full scope of the job. Aldermen also serve as trustees of the township, a separate entity with the same boundaries as the city. It administers general assistance for the needy and provides tax advice for residents. On Thursday night, Ald. Jane Grover (7th) applauded Gaspard’s positive

attitude toward the job but said the township board had “significant issues” with his stewardship of the office’s finances. In August, the Human Services Committee refused to approve Gaspard’s proposed township budget, which called for a 29 percent increase in spending. “We have a fiscal problem in this community, and to present a budget like this — I think it’s insulting to the township trustees,” Ald. Coleen Burrus (9th) told Gaspard at the time. Gaspard further drew the ire of the trustees when his office asked them to approve a more than $17,000 bill for newspaper advertisements for township job openings, one of which they had not yet approved. Gaspard attributed the eyebrow-raising invoice to a misunderstanding he had with a staff member. Meanwhile, the city has moved closer to abolishing the township. The council is expected to vote Monday night on asking Evanston voters as soon as March whether they want to get rid of the township. Bobkiewicz said he will detail the potential transition and address similar issues raised by the Evanston League of Women Voters. Grover said she would like to see the health department absorb the township’s responsibilities if Evanston residents vote to eliminate it in March. The department already offers similar services and is “closely connected to our most vulnerable residents,” she said. Grover added that Thomas-Smith would be the ideal candidate to lead the township, though she lives in Chicago and cannot formally hold the position under » See TOWNSHIP, page 10

Collaborative area Psych prof presents TED Talk in Norris takes shape By STEVEN MONTERO

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Just a few weeks ago, the large office overlooking Lake Michigan on the third floor of Norris University Center was just walls and many boxes. Now, the freshly painted space has seen some new blue couches and a colorful sign outside that reads “CSI, welcome to your new room with a view.” The new area includes offices for the Center for Student Involvement and the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life. The large room, when completed, will be the new Student Organizations Resource Center and will give student groups an area to meet and collaborate. Kelly Schaefer, Norris executive director, said she is hoping to plan a soft opening by mid-November and a grand opening of the completed space by the beginning of Winter Quarter. Although the center isn’t finished yet, she said it won’t be fully furnished until administrators can gauge what exactly students need. “We want to wait until students get a chance to get in and use it and find out what they need, and we’ll meet the needs as we see them,” she said. “It can be a collaborative space, an artistic space, a

meeting place. We want to know what are some of the things that can go in there.” Furniture that will be in the room includes tables with benches for group meetings, the rise-system couches and chairs that are currently in the space and which Schaefer said are conducive to collaboration, and two-seaters for a quieter conversation space. Aside from the resource center, Schaefer said the other three offices — CSI, OFSL and the Students Publishing Company — have mostly moved in to their new spaces. “They’re moved in and operating, but they’re not necessarily fully unpacked,” she said. Natalie Furlett, CSI’s associate director, said she is happy with the new offices. “It’s a beautiful place, we’re really happy to be able to share this with students and have the opportunity to give them as much space as possible,” she said. “We have a conference room now that’s dedicated to CSI and OFSL and that’s been able to facilitate a lot of meetings for us.” Furlett said she is looking forward to seeing how the new resource center will help groups that have not always had sufficient space. “It was normal to see students on the » See NORRIS, page 10

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Don’t tell little girls they look pretty. This is one solution to “beauty sickness” that psychology Prof. Renee Engeln spoke about at her TED Talk on Monday at the University of Connecticut. Beauty sickness is the constant worry over outside appearances and a compulsion to perfect the body and how it is viewed by others, she said, adding that body size and weight are the most important parts of physical beauty for women and that this obsession hinders other activities. Engeln clarified in her talk that she does not want people to tell little girls they look ugly, either. She recommended complimenting other positive qualities such as being smart, persistent, generous and hardworking. Reaffirming these characteristics will help to avoid the epidemic of beauty sickness among young women, she said. She said she sees this sickness at Northwestern and recognizes its effects. In the past, sororities at NU have invited her to discuss body image. “There are a lot of women here who struggle with those issues, and to some extent, they’re kind of embarrassed about it,” she told The Daily on Thursday. “(Some think) ‘I’m a Northwestern

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‘BEAUTY SICKNESS’ Psychology Prof. Renee Engeln delivers a TED Talk at the University of Connecticut on Sept. 21. Engeln discussed her major focus of study, “beauty sickness,” and how it prevents women’s involvement in global engagement.

student. I’m smart, I’m talented, I’m working hard. Why am I still worrying so much about how I look?’ There’s really a conversation here that’s worth having.” Engeln said she started research on this topic during her graduate studies. Her female students’ concerns over image and size inspired her to investigate women’s fixation with beauty. She said females are exposed to false images of beauty in the media more than ever. The three main messages broadcasted are that beauty is the most powerful thing a women can have, only

supermodels and celebrities can reach such a level, and an implied punch that “you don’t look like this.” Engeln emphasized that beauty is a natural thing people look for around them. However, she argued, a woman cannot consistently monitor her appearance and engage with her environment. “There are a lot of problems in the world,” she said. “We need women to be involved in helping to solve those problems. The more obsessed we are with our » See TED TALK, page 10

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Around Town Archivist shares history of NU, city By AMANDA GILBERT

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University archivist Kevin Leonard on Thursday night showed Northwestern students and Evanston residents what the city was like long before most of them arrived. His lecture, titled “Sanctified Minds and Sharp Elbows,� detailed the history of town-gown relations in Evanston. Held at the Evanston History Center, 225 Greenwood St., his talk was part of an ongoing series. Leonard sits on the board of the history center and has been working at the NU archives since he was an undergraduate student in 1976. “When you deal in records of the past, you’re dealing with the residue of lives both present and past,� Leonard said. NU has been an important institutional anchor for Evanston since 1853, he said. The university’s early ties to Evanston have contributed to the city’s character as a place dominated by the religiously affiliated elite. Leonard added the relationship between the two has sometimes been challenging, but it is important for members of the community to realize the friction is not a modern problem. “Whenever something goes wrong or seems like in the wrong direction, it’s easy to get discouraged,� Leonard said. “But when you know the

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full history, you can understand that the point of contension gives you a better handle of how to move past those friction points.� He also pointed to the University’s position as a tax-exempt organization and the large size of NU’s land holdings as major points of tension between the city and school. “But overall the relationship has been a good one and has contributed to a very lively community that can boost a terrific institution at its core,� Leonard said. Wilmette resident Dwan McMorrison said he attended because he was interested in

learning how Evanston became so diverse and what role the University may have played in that transformation. “We have people from all over,� McMorrison said. “It’s like a mini-melting pot.� Leonard finished his lecture by adding that those who are affiliated with both NU and Evanston are recognizing that it is important for them to have a healthy bond. “And they are helping,� Leonard said. “The relationship is improving, and it’s good.�

the other in the mouth. The student was treated at Evanston Hospital with a swollen face later that day, and paramedics reported the incident to police. However, Parrott said the student will not press charges.

Wednesday night near the South Boulevard CTA station. Officers responded to the report at about 11:15 p.m. in the 500 block of Custer Avenue, according to police. They checked the area but did not find anything. The gunfire was reported about two blocks west of the CTA station.

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A Northwestern student punched another student early Saturday morning at an offcampus party, according to police. The students, who appear to be friends, were drinking at a party in the 1700 block of Ridge Avenue, Evanston Police Cmdr. Jay Parrott said. At about 3 a.m., the students got into an argument, and one of them punched

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Food Day brings awareness, fresh produce to NU By LAN NGUYEN

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Northwestern students celebrated the third annual national Food Day on Wednesday and Thursday with events promoting policies that support healthy and sustainable foods. The campaign included preparing sandwiches for local food kitchens, a gardening workshop, a sustainability discussion, a farmer’s market at The Rock and a food access panel. Event coordinators, Weinberg senior Soad Mana and Weinberg junior Christine Gou, said this diverse range of activities and events wase the best way to promote food access. “Food is such a huge topic,� Mana said. “I feel like we wouldn’t have done it justice to just do one event.� Food Day was planned by Mana and Gou in collaboration with many campus organizations,

including Campus Kitchens, nuCuisine, Green Cup, NU Sustainable Food Talks, NU Veg Society, SPOON Magazine, the Office of the President and others. Mana and Gou worked with the organizations since July to create the event. “When you’re planning an event this big, you have to plant that seed early,� Mana said. Food Day is also a national movement that was started by the Center for Science in Public Interest in 2011. It is powered by small groups who host events in the community and on school campuses. The event is planned to promote awareness of health problems and focuses on ways to make fresh, healthy foods more readily available to those with financial needs. To showcase this issue to NU, Midwest Foods, a program that brings fresh produce to establishments in the Midwest, held a farmer’s market at The Rock on Thursday. “It’s really nice to have a farmer’s market on campus,� Weinberg freshman Georgie Wilkins said. “Whole Foods is the only grocery store nearby, but

it’s too expensive for an average college student budget, so I have trouble finding fresh produce.� McCormick senior Deejay Jefferson also noted the difficulties of purchasing fruits and vegetables in urban areas. “Eating healthy can be frustrating because it’s so expensive,� Jefferson said. “You tell yourself that you want to eat healthy, but when you go to a grocery store, you may find that a stalk of broccoli is more expensive than a cheeseburger.� The campaign also included a food access panel featuring keynote speakers from institutions such as the U.S. Department of Agriculture, food depositories and farmers markets. They discussed subjects including government policies regarding sustainable food and fresh produce access for urban areas. “We really wanted the Food Day campaign at Northwestern to focus on food access,� Gou said. “We thought it’d be perfect to bring in a panel that discussed just that.� lannguyen2017@u.northwestern.edu

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KEEPING IT FRESH Students select fresh produce at the farmers market held at The Rock on Wednesday. The farmers market was brought to Northwestern by Midwest Foods.

‘Good Wife’ star promotes eradication at World Polio Day By AMY WHYTE

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Emmy-winning actress Archie Panjabi on Thursday spoke about the importance of polio eradication as part of World Polio Day 2013 at Northwestern’s Chicago campus. Panjabi, star of CBS’ “The Good Wife,� was just one speaker at the event co-hosted by Rotary International and NU’s Center for Global Health. Though polio became entirely preventable after a vaccine was introduced in 1955, it continues to infect children in Africa and the Middle East, said Dr. Bruce Aylward, assistant director-general for polio, emergencies and country collaboration at the World Health

Organization. Polio is a viral disease that can cause paralysis. “The vaccine costs 15 cents a dose to give — it’s not appropriate that we have a vaccine that has completely protected children here in the West while it still paralyzes children worldwide,� Aylward said. The event was live-streamed to a global audience from John Hughes Auditorium. Other speakers included Dr. Robert Murphy, director of the Center for Global Health and Dennis Ogbe, a U.S. paralympian. Rotary Club member Jennifer Jones hosted the talk. Thanks to Rotary and other worldwide efforts to eradicate polio, only three countries have never completely eliminated the disease: Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria. However, Aylward said that as long as polio remains in those three nations, it can still reinfect

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Panjabi, the event’s final speaker, reiterated the importance of working to eradicate polio. She described living in India as a child and seeing other children with missing limbs, not realizing at the time that they were victims of polio. Now that India is polio-free, Panjabi said she is “incredibly proud� of the work that has been done. “I got to vaccinate some of the children, which was actually incredible, just seeing that those two drops saved them for the rest of their life from ever catching polio,� she said. Panjabi urged attendees and online viewers to join her in the fight against polio. “Together we can eradicate polio forever,� she said. amywhyte2015@u.northwestern.edu

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Collaboration is key to surviving midterms week YONI MULLER

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October has come and is nearly gone, and on its way out it has brought us a series of gifts. These include sub 40-degree weather and the beginning of those miserably early northern nights. However, to many of us, none of these are as immediately concerning as one Northwestern staple: midterm week. Of course, midterm week is not officially scheduled like finals week is, but the vast majority of our professors find this week and the next one to be ideal for giving out exams, often worth a third of our final grades. Freshman, don’t be alarmed if you see hordes of students muttering to themselves and absentmindedly walking into the street. If you walk in on someone crying in the bathroom, the polite thing to do is offer a tissue or quietly walk away. Of course, I don’t need to tell you this — as this is your first midterm week you’re probably joining the rest of us in

these stress-fueled shenanigans. Of course, every challenge presents an opportunity, and midterms are no different. Many among us take the traditional strategy of taking our textbooks, locking ourselves in our rooms, popping on some noise-canceling headphones and leaving three days later smelling overwhelmingly of Easy Mac cheese powder, though a small minority of us does this regardless of our academic commitments. However, this strategy is entirely wrong and should be corrected immediately. Unless you are doing an independent study, you should be attending lectures with other people — if your class is big enough you probably even sit right next to some! Unsurprisingly, these colleagues have to take the same exam as you, and they probably want to do just as well. Instead of studying all alone, it would be a terrific idea to get together with one or more of your classmates. Studying helps us do a few things: cram facts, practice our problem-solving methodologies and better understand concepts that confuse us. Collaborating with others will do nothing to help you memorize facts but could have huge

advantages for the latter two. That’s because something that you don’t understand might be remarkably clear to someone else. Likewise, although you might have a method of solving a problem, someone else might look at it completely differently, allowing you to fine-tune your strategies, develop stronger arguments and provide better responses. Of course, this doesn’t necessarily guarantee a better grade. Some people may really just be remarkably efficient on their own and are hindered by working with others. It’s still hard to argue that for the general population, being able to communicate course material doesn’t improve your odds of succeeding in that course. And yet, studying in groups does something much more important than preparing you for an exam. Often, particularly during exam time, we have a habit of missing the forest for the trees. Instead of focusing on gaining some genuine knowledge and understanding of an interesting topic, we panic and cram for a test whose importance we tend to blow way out of proportion. Studying with others helps cut through a lot of those concerns. By working with others unlike yourself, you get the opportunity to see different

perspectives — not only on the material, but also on the class itself, what the exam signifies and so on. You might find yourself much more relaxed if a peer of yours already is. Just as importantly, you might learn something on a much deeper level that you will appreciate in the long run by interacting with your peers. If you read about Manet, you’ll learn about the rise of Impressionism; speak to another student and you can learn what’s so incredible about the movement, or maybe that it’s a poor art form. Either way, you’ll develop opinions and thoughts well beyond the scope of what you seek to learn alone. Midterms suck, and I don’t think too large a percentage of the student body would disagree with that. But they don’t have to suck so much. By working with others, by communicating with people who share your academic interests, you can learn infinitely more, and maybe even make a few friends in the process. Yoni Muller is a Weinberg junior. He can be reached at jonathanmuller2015@u.northwestern.edu. If you want to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com.

As prices rise, NU tuition becomes an asset bubble WILLIAM MCLAUGHLIN DAILY COLUMNIST

The surprise announcement that basketball player James Montgomery III received a full-ride scholarship this week rightly made headlines and ESPN SportsCenter. But the real story is not the scholarship itself, but the cost of attending Northwestern that is out of reach for many and heading in that direction. Tuition at NU has risen steeply in the past few years, reflecting a broader trend in higher education to charge what you can get away with. Recent Nobel laureates in economics have investigated asset bubbles and mispricing. Although their work applies to the housing market, it can caution higher education administrators who are intent on the current warpath. The music will stop, parents will balk at the tuition hikes and NU might find itself in a risky financial position. Let’s look at the numbers. The cost to take classes at NU for full-time students is $15,040 per quarter. That comes out to $45,120 for three quarters. Fall Quarter 2010, my first at NU, cost about $13,000. In three years, the price has increased 16 percent on an unadjusted basis. In the meantime, the consumer price index has risen by about 6 percent from September 2010

to September 2013. Clearly 16 percent is greater than 6 percent, meaning NU tuition has outpaced the inflation rate over that same period. Ignoring separate hikes in fees, such as the study abroad fee, this spike ought to give pause to students. Economics tells us to consume when the benefit exceeds the cost of the good or service. The benefit of an NU degree could be measured in lifetime earnings or utility from education. But it makes you wonder how either of these metrics — or any other conceivable one — could have risen so sharply in only three years. We have a better football team than when I joined, a more Emmy-winning school and even a more scandalous institution. But I do not see an increase in value corresponding to more tuition dollars and cents. What’s missing here? I researched allocation of research funds to U.K. universities with economics Prof. Burton Weisbrod and found that universities behaved in rational ways. They learned how moneys were distributed and adjusted their behavior to keep research dollars flowing. Expanding this example, I believe that U.S. schools have a similar incentive to grow all revenue whatever its source. We know that the endowment, ably run by William McLean, funds the University and not the other way around. So revenue for the University is increasing from both tuition and the endowment-university payout, rising from 4.7 percent in 2012 to 5.1 percent in 2013. And since the University is a not-for-profit

institution, costs must rise proportionally. So we arrive at the crux of the issue: spending. The University costs more because the University has larger outlays — renovating dorms, providing scholarships, funding research. The school’s annual budget has ballooned from $1.5 billion to $1.9 billion from 2010 to 2014. More than $350 million of this increase funds “other� expenditures, a category not listed in 2010. NU might want to explain the purpose of nearly a sixth of our budget. Eventually, as we learned with the housing market and even the 17th-century Tulipmania in in the Netherlands, prices suddenly and irreversibly reach a breaking point. People simply push back. No one can reasonably say where the tipping point lies. But with no end in sight for our spending spree, the day of reckoning will come. When the cost of a quarter at NU passes $20,000 (and it will), who will stand up and question the madness? Higher education is a special good, a superior good in every sense, but

Taking lessons from Wildcat Welcome ANTONIO PETKOV

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It’s the end of October, and the school year has really gotten into its stride. So have the midterms, the homework and the associated stress. It is a busy time — and one that lends itself to tests outside the purely academic realm as well. Remember all of those friends you met during Wildcat Welcome? The collaborative, welcoming atmosphere is something I remember quite well and fondly. Now would seem an apt time to reflect on those fledgling relationships and determine which ones were fleeting and which ones actually stand up to the storm. It’s a time to focus not only on yourself but also on others around you. It goes without saying that people have their own challenges. It is asinine to discriminate between majors, to internally categorize people and determine who has a more difficult course load than you do or to listen to your friend complain about a rough week, only so that you may recount an even more trying experience. Everyone is very busy and very challenged, and most classes are difficult in their own ways. Instead, it is a time for us to help each other. Though you may not be interested in your

friend’s physics homework at 11 p.m. when you have a midterm the next day, your choice to help them says a lot about you. It reflects the spirit that I have seen time and again at Northwestern: to help out as much as possible even when you need help yourself. All of those upperclassmen who decided to be peer advisers or help out during Wildcat Welcome probably had hectic schedules, but they decided to help out because they knew what it was like for them when they first came here, and they wanted to make it as easy as possible for their younger colleagues. If they were kind enough to display such a willingness to help, it is only fair that we try to do the same for each other, regardless of how much studying we have to do. Whatever your preferences and habits, if you are in a group, the absolute worst thing you can do is don your earbuds and start jamming out to your iPod. I know it’s the chic 21st century thing to do, and maybe I’m old fashioned, or maybe I just haven’t read enough psychology papers proving that music makes us more productive, but it depersonalizes us in a technocracy already rife with new ways to widen the rift between human beings who are sitting at the same table. It also looks completely ridiculous, especially given the circumstances. Those of you familiar with the Michael Bolton scene at the beginning of “Office Space� can vouch for that statement. Instead of listening to music, ask your study buddies if they need help with anything, and

actually listen to them. Also, don’t be in a rush to only get your work done and then leave; that’s extremely rude, as is ignoring other people’s questions, even if they are not related to your class. The very least you can do is try to help, and the worst that could happen is that you won’t know the answer. You might have taken up less time than the standard Internet surfing, Facebook space-out session takes up anyways. It is also crucial not to let your other interests wither. I am not referring to the oft-cited sports, clubs or other social activities, although they should also not be neglected. I am referring to the things that spark your curiosity during the summer, during breaks and during periods when you have nothing else to do. The things which you were curious about in and of themselves. Don’t let them fall by the wayside just because of a strenuous workload — that would be a shame. It is not always easy to maintain your peripheral intellectual indulgences when you have so much to learn, but it is definitely worth it. Go check out that article on Wikipedia about Lord Mountbatten if you feel like it; after all, you didn’t become that friend who knows fascinating, obscure, but practically useless information just by doing the required readings. Antonio Petkov is a McCormick freshman. He can be reached at antoniopetkov2017@u.northwestern.edu. If you want to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com.

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Grad’s startup wins contest By JORDAN HARRISON

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A recent Northwestern alumna won a startup pitch competition Oct. 17 for an interactive teddy bear that teaches children how to treat their own Type 1 diabetes. Hannah Chung (McCormick ’12) was the youngest contestant at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Summit in Washington, D.C. She pitched Jerry the Bear, the first product of her startup Sproutel, to a panel of judges that included businessman and billionaire Warren Buffett. “(Buffett) seemed very supportive,� Chung said. “Even though his age is 83, he has so much energy, and he’s just living the life. I think he’s a very inspiring person.� Jerry the Bear’s body has a touchscreen and various injection sites on which children with Type 1 diabetes can simulate their own treatment. “By actually practicing the regimen on the bear, they can cope with their emotions really easily because when you’re newly diagnosed, injections are really scary, and you don’t know what is going on,� Chung said. “By playing with Jerry the Bear, it really makes the education part fun.� Chung co-founded Sproutel, which focuses on interactive, educational games for children with chronic illnesses, with classmate Aaron Horowitz (McCormick ‘12). “The reason (Jerry) is particularly fun is that there’s actually a game behind it,� said Horowitz, the company’s CEO. “The game is that you train Jerry for the Olympics, and in order to do that, you have to help him master all sorts of different sports, and in conjunction with that, you have to keep his glucose level in a good place, so he can win.� Northwestern trustee Cathy Coughlin (Weinberg ‘79) also judged the competition. “I love the marriage of technology with this human problem,� Coughlin said. jordanharrison2017@u.northwestern.edu

Cole awarded by Alumnae By PAIGE LESKIN

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Johnnetta B. Cole was awarded the Alumnae of Northwestern University Award on Thursday for her prestige and accomplishments in anthropology and humanitarianism. In the award presentation, Dee Hanlon, Alumnae of Northwestern University president, highlighted Cole’s 61 honorary degrees and appointment in 2009 as director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art in Washington, D.C. “We felt that her position at this point made it a very important time to recognize her,â€? Hanlon said. Cole accepted the award before a crowd of about 100 NU alumnae and administrators at Evanston’s Hilton Garden Inn, 1818 Maple Ave. Before her job as director of the museum, Cole served on the boards of Coca-Cola and United Way of America. She has served as president at Bennett College for Women and at Spelman College, where she was the first black woman to occupy the position. Cole graduated from Northwestern with a master’s degree in 1959 and a Ph.D. in 1967, both in anthropology. She attributed her success in life to her experiences at NU. “My days at NU clearly prepared me for my major professional positions I had in academics and now at the museum,â€? Cole said. Now in its 37th year, the award is given annually by the organization to an “outstanding alumna who has made significant contributions in her field and who has attained national recognition,â€? Hanlon said. Alumnae of Northwestern University has contributed more than $6 million to the University since the group’s birth in 1916. University President Morton Schapiro praised the organization’s initiatives and involvement with NU, calling the list of award winners “staggering.â€? “It’s testimonial in good sense ‌ that if you close off school to one gender, everybody loses,â€? he said at the event. Before receiving the award, Cole shared a popular adage with the audience and explained how it applied to her life. “You don’t know where you’re going if you don’t know where you’ve been,â€? Cole said. “And I am so glad that I was at Northwestern University.â€? paigeleskin2017@u.northwestern.edu

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DANCING KING Sophomore receiver Cameron Dickerson covers a punt. Dickerson leads the charge of Northwestern receivers who dance during practice.

By JOHN PASCHALL

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When the going gets tough, the tough get dancing. Or at least that’s what sophomore Cameron Dickerson’s plan is. Northwestern is on a three-game losing streak, its longest since 2011. But you couldn’t tell that by watching Dickerson and senior wide receiver Rashad Lawrence busting dance I found that left and right at throughout life moves practice. I play my best Dickerson said it’s his responsibility to when I’m out keep the team loose there having fun. because at the end of the day, playing football Cameron is just a game. Dickerson, “After my freshman sophomore year, the coaches have receiver looked to me to keep everyone up,” he said. “Shad was doing it before I got here, and now I brought out a little bit more in him. Both of us are out here trying to make sure everyone has the most fun.” Dickerson has had a quiet season so far, only catching seven passes, but he’s averaging more than 10 yards a catch and had a touchdown late in the Ohio State game that temporarily gave NU the lead. The New Jersey native said dancing around at practice has allowed him to stay relaxed during a trying season. “I found throughout my life that I play my best when I’m out there having fun,” Dickerson said. “When I get too tense, that’s when I start making mistakes. When I’m loose, I’m out there playing my best.” As for who’s the better dancer, both gave the honor to the other person. “I think a lot of my dance moves come from Shad,” Dickerson said. “He’s the inspiration to all of them.”

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“He’s actually thinking about making a dance tutorial and putting it on YouTube,” Lawrence said of Dickerson. But when the beat stops and the roar of the crowd makes waves throughout the stadium, it’ll be back to business for the receivers. Last year, the Cats’ receivers took a backseat to the running game in a win over Iowa. NU passed for only 84 yards on 10 throws compared to 349 yards on 49 carries on the ground. Coach Pat Fitzgerald said the familiarity with the Hawkeyes’ defense helps offensive preparation but can only goes so far against a stout unit. “Statistically, (Iowa’s defense) is outstanding,” Fitzgerald said. “Great defensive line play. They’re physical. The best linebacking corps in the league from a three-man group. … Secondary is very opportunistic and do a great job of keeping the ball inside and in front.” The Hawkeyes have already posted nine interceptions after picking off 10 passes all of last year. But in its three losses this year, Iowa has only recorded two turnovers. Dickerson said the receivers have to find their inner artists and paint a perfect picture for the quarterbacks to help accelerate the passing game. And in the chance that a ball is thrown poorly their way, they’ll have to become defenders. “If we ever get a bad ball or a cornerback makes a play, because you know, they’re on scholarship too, we can always bat a ball down and do our best to become defenders at that point,” Dickerson said. Fitzgerald has harped all week on his offense’s failure to execute in the moment. For receivers, execution is all about giving their signal callers a space to throw to and nailing down the basics. “It means running our routes as precise as possible,” Dickerson said. “We got to do a better job blocking on the perimeter and springing our running backs. That’s one thing that we haven’t really had these last couple of games. With those run plays will come the passing game and open up play action.” johnpaschall2014@u.northwestern.edu

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It’s the college football circle of life. A player enters a program naive to the world he’ll inhabit and progresses with the help of his elders. Before long, that player is a guardian for the next generation, and eventually he passes on, leaving his understudies as his legacy. Rashad Lawrence entered Northwestern’s program in 2010, a precocious true freshman contributor. Now, the receiver is a senior and a grizzled veteran, educated in everything from route-running to jacket buying and thrilled to pass on his knowledge to those next in line. Not that it was entirely easy to accept the transition from Simba to Mufasa. “I’ve come to terms with it more as the year’s gone on, but going into this offseason it was like ‘Wow, I’m the old man around here now,’” Lawrence said. “That’s unreal.“ Not just any old man, Lawrence is a team captain and the only Wildcats senior to start every game on offense this season. He’s third on the team with 268 receiving yards, 149 of which came in prime time during NU’s narrow loss to Ohio State on Oct. 5. With five regular season contests and a potential bowl game to play, Lawrence is 30 yards short of 1,000 for his career. On the field, he has not particularly overachieved or underachieved. His play has been steady, predictable, always essentially in line with expectations. Before reaching NU, Lawrence was a threestar recruit from Orlando, targeted mostly by mid-level FBS programs. He followed his high school quarterback, Trevor Siemian, to Evanston because he “just fell in love with the place. Having Trevor already committed was icing on the cake.” After playing every game and catching 12 balls as a freshman, Lawrence’s on-field role expanded gradually. His reception and yardage totals increased in each of his first three seasons, and he caught his lone career touchdown pass against Iowa in 2011. Lawrence’s off-field role, meanwhile, swung 180 degrees, from needy to needed and mentee to mentor. “I know when I came in as a young guy, I was a true freshman playing, and I don’t think I would’ve been able to do it without the guys above me,” the senior said. “I’m thinking about guys like Jeremy Ebert, Drake Dunsmore, Demetrius Fields, Sidney Stewart.” And now? As one of two senior receivers heading a pack of

younglings? “I just keep that ball moving,” he said. “They did it for me, so I want to pay it forward and give it those guys.” He’s always in the ear of sophomore Cameron Dickerson and has reached out to all the true freshmen, listing them in succession. Lawrence also made a big impact on at least one redshirt freshman as well. Mike McHugh is full of stories of Lawrence’s mentorship, like when Lawrence helped the Missouri native buy a winter jacket when it got cold. Or when McHugh lost his temper at a coach during practice last year and Lawrence intervened to calm both parties. McHugh says Lawrence serves as somewhat of a conduit between coaches and players and “a really huge leader on this team.” “He’s real vocal, but he’s not in-your-face yelling at you,” McHugh said. “He’s going to take you aside, he’s going to coach you up during practice, then after practice he’ll pull you aside and really just work on the fundamentals. … He’s really (good about) not letting coaches overwhelm you. He tries to keep you calm, helps you breathe a little when you mess up.” Lawrence’s mother died when he was 11 years old, and he was raised by his grandmother and uncle in what a 2012 Chicago Tribune story described as a “rough section” of Orlando. The personal struggle — particularly his mother’s passing — motivates him today. “That just keeps me going,” Lawrence said this week. “Knowing where I came from, knowing how far I’ve made it. Knowing what my mother would want me to be, what type of man my mother would want me to be. Still making her proud whether she’s still here or looking down on me.” During downtime at practice, Lawrence laughs with teammates and sometimes dances when music plays from speakers. He gets animated when asked about Dickerson’s dance moves and jokes with athletic department staff between media obligations. It stands to reason his merry attitude toward football owes to perspective gleaned from previous life experience. “At the end of the day, we’re playing a game,” Lawrence said. “We’re blessed to have this opportunity, so we’d be wrong if we’re not having fun with it. We could be in a million different positions in our life right now, but we get to go out on Saturdays and play football in front of thousands of people, and that’s just unreal. So why not have fun with it?” Lawrence’s time on the field, and all the fun that comes with it, is running short. But with a network of young receivers carrying his example into the future, his influence won’t graduate any time soon. He’ll soon be gone, but the circle will continue. alexanderputterman2016 @u.northwestern.edu

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‘A GREAT EXPERIENCE’ A Northwestern student gives a henna tattoo to a Project Pumpkin participant. The Muslim-cultural Student Association set up a booth at the event.

ALL DRESSED UP AND READY TO GO A child gets ready to leave as the event winds down. Children dressed up for Halloween came to Norris University Center on Thursday night.

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GIVE IT A WHIRL Weinberg senior Kristin Palarz shows children a nutrition wheel during Project Pumpkin. The wheel was part of Relay for Life’s booth.

chapters in the association hosted individual booths, but this year all 12 chapters decided to collaborate on the house. “It’s exciting to have several Panhellenic members come out and help,� said Kathryn Ikenberry, PHA vice president of member education and a Weinberg senior. “Parents and children were generally scared and having fun. I definitely heard a lot of good feedback from both Panhellenic members and parents saying it was a lot of fun.� Other activities included trick-or-treating, games and a bouncy house. In Evanston, trickor-treating is only allowed from 4 to 7 p.m on Oct. 31. “It’s a great experience for children to play with Northwestern students and trick-or-treat,� NCDC co-chair Heather Ma said. “They may be from areas where it’s not safe to trick-or-treat, so it’s a great opportunity for them.� The SESP senior has been involved in Project Pumpkin for four years. She said planning this

event takes much preparation. NCDC has four committees to organize this event that work to contact sites in the Chicago and Evanston area, promote the event, recruit student groups, lead the children in activities and decorate Norris. Committee members put up 4,600 flyers at various Evanston schools.Their outreach efforts resulted in an increase in individual families who came to the event on their own, said Weinberg junior Taylor Billings, co-chair of special events for NCDC. “I think it’s really exciting,� Billings said. “Having big groups is really fun, but I think it’s nice getting the family who lives down the street.� Patel said he was especially impressed with this year’s decorations. “This is one of the best years for decorating,� Patel said. “The different themed rooms are amazing. I like that we gave committee members autonomy. The set-up is really well done.� rosaliechan2017@u.northwestern.edu

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NU defends home, battles for tournament chances task. The Wolverines Michigan State (12-2-1, 6-1-1) curvs. Northwestern rently rank 10th in the

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Northwestern will look to make one final push to the Big Ten Tournament this weekend as Michigan State and No. 10 Michigan travel to Evanston to take on the Wildcats. “We’re mathematically still in it, so we’ve just got to keep fighting and take it one game at a time,� coach Michael Moynihan said. The Wildcats (3-11-2, 1-7-0 Big Ten) currently rank last in the Big Ten with only one conference victory but still have three games left to try to add to that total. Only the top eight teams in the conference make the Big Ten Tournament. Michigan drops by the lake 1 p.m. Sunday on a very special day for the Cats — senior day. “There’s always a little bit of extra energy on senior day,� Moynihan said. Four-year starting forward Kate Allen agrees with her coach. “I think it’s really exciting,� Allen said. “It’s a special time, but it’s kind of bittersweet. It’s sad to be finished with something I’ve played my whole life.� “Practices might be annoying or waking up early might be hard,� senior midfielder Nicole Jewell added. “But now it’s like you’re realizing how close you are to the end, and I’m really trying to live it up a little bit.� Defeating Michigan, though, will be no easy

Cats earn best FBS graduation success rate once again

Northwestern may face challenges on the football field, but the Wildcats are kings of the classroom. The NCAA released its annual graduation success rates Thursday, and NU came in with 97 percent — the top of the list among all universities in the Football Bowl Subdivision. Immediately following the Cats are the Rice University Owls with a rate of 95 percent. No other Big Ten team cracked the top

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nation and are duking it out with Nebraska and Penn State to sit atop the Michigan conference. Leading the vs. Northwestern charge for Michigan is senior forward Nkem Evanston Ezurike, who ranks 1 p.m. Sunday fourth in the Big Ten in goals and assists. “They’re up there at the top and are fighting for that top spot, so they’re gonna come in here pretty hungry,� Moynihan said. NU has struggled recently against teams’ top scorers, allowing hat-tricks to both Illinois’ Jannelle Flaws and Ohio State’s Nichelle Prince. The Cats are in the midst of a two-game losing streak after finally earning their first Big Ten victory. NU, though, has extra incentive to win this one for the seniors. “You know, they’ve been through some rough times,� Moynihan said of the seniors. “When I look at this season, we haven’t gotten a lot of the results we were hoping for or maybe that we could have, but I really feel like we’ve moved forward because of the seniors’ leadership.� With this season dwindling down, however, the Cats are also looking ahead to the future. The seniors are confident that they leave the team in good hands moving forward and that 10, and the national average is 71 percent. The rankings are based on student-athletes who entered college in 2006 and the three previous years. NU has boasted a sterling record in the past, recording the same rate in last year’s report. The Cats have continued to improve their own mark. For cohort year 2002, which includes the student-athletes who entered in that year and since 1999, NU graduated 92 percent of the purple and white. Overall, all the Cats combined for a matching 97 percent rate among all athletic squads, including 12 teams with a perfect 100 percent rate. — Steven Montero

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FINAL DAYS Midfielder Nicole Jewell will be one of the seniors out on the field representing the Wildcats on their senior day and Northwestern’s final homestand this season when the team faces Michigan. Jewell is also a team captain.

the best is still to come for this squad. “I can’t wait to see what is to come with Northwestern women’s soccer,� Jewell said. “I’m very optimistic and can’t wait to come back and watch some games.� For now, though, this team is just focused

on the present: ending the season on a positive note and having fun while doing it. “I’m really just trying to enjoy every moment that I have left,� Jewell said.

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part because it manages to do all the little things right. Schiller believes that he “runs the tournament well,� flying in high-quality referees and presenting the hand-crafted weapons as trophies. With so much to keep in mind in preparing for the tournament, Schiller said his most important task this weekend is coaching and evaluating his team. “When you’ve got such a young group, it’s wide open right now,� he said. “I’m looking for good things, but I’ve got to see how the competition’s going to go, and in the next few weeks I’ll get a much better idea of how this team is going to function.�

From page 12 competition. When he started the tournament in his first year as head coach in 1978, his primary goal was to collect revenue for the fencing team. Now in its 36th installment, Schiller explained the tournament serves to highlight the strong tradition of NU fencing to the public more than to bring money to the program. “For me, it’s a good way to draw a lot of strong fencers to Northwestern, and some of those are potential recruits,� Schiller said. The tournament has grown in popularity in large

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We have to play with that champion’s heart: This is ours, and somebody has to come take it away from us. — Tim Lenahan, men’s soccer coach

Friday, October 25, 2013

Men’s Soccer

Cats set for Big Ten showdown No. 19 Northwestern vs. No. 13 Penn State University Park, Pa. 12 p.m. Sunday

By BOBBY PILLOTE

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After taking two days off of practice this week, Northwestern is set for its final away game of the season. The No. 19 Wildcats (8-3-3, 1-1-1 Big Ten) travel to University Park, Pa., to face the No. 13 Nittany Lions (9-3-1, 4-0-0) for a match that could determine the regular season conference champion. “If (Penn State) wins, they win the Big Ten Championship,” coach Tim Lenahan said. NU won a share of the conference title last year and won the championship outright the year before. With only three Big Ten games remaining on their schedule, the Cats will need a win to keep their title hopes alive. That victory won’t come easy against the motivated Nittany Lions. “They’re a very cohesive group that believes,” Lenahan said. “We have to understand that when we step on the field, it’s going to be senior day for Penn State.” Having not played since Oct. 20, NU has been trying to turn the extra time off into an advantage. After three consecutive overtime draws over a span of eight days, Lenahan canceled practice Monday and Tuesday. “It was a long, very difficult grind,” he said. “But they’re excited to be back on the field.” The team will once again rely on its backup goalkeeper sophomore Zak Allen. Starting goalie junior Tyler Miller will miss his second consecutive game due to illness, Lenahan said. Allen performed well in the Cats’ last match, recording his first career shutout in the 0-0 draw. The goalkeeper battle figures to be a key part of the game. Opposite Allen is Penn State’s netminder Andrew Wolverton, a three-year veteran who has played every minute in goal for the Nittany Lions this season. Allen will only be making the second start of his collegiate career. Lenahan stressed the importance of veteran players, especially seniors, in games like these. “This is why you win or lose, based on the performance of your seniors down the stretch,” he said. “No other reason besides that. The last couple years, if you look at our success ... it’s all about your seniors right now. You have to have complete trust in them, and we do.” Fifth-year senior midfielder Chris Ritter, the team captain, will have to step up for an NU team that has struggled on offense lately. Ritter excelled last season with five goals and six assists and has continued to be productive this fall with four goals and three assists so far. The Cats have only two scores in their past four games. Sophomore forward Joey Calistri, who leads the team and the Big Ten with 10 tallies this year, has not found the back of the net since Oct. 2 in a 3-2 loss to Bradley. Penn State will be countering with a very balanced attack — three different players each have three goals this fall. In spite of the recent challenges, Lenahan still has NU focused on a Big Ten championship. “They’ve had a lot of success,” he said. “Even though we were co-champs last year in the regular season, we still have the title belt. ... We have to play with that champion’s heart: This is ours, and somebody has to come take it away from us.” robertpillote2017@u.northwestern.edu

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NU invites nation’s best players to bout By MATT MAYS

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A hand-crafted battle axe with a 600year-old history is the prize. Just step, swipe and shift to victory. Northwestern will host this weekend’s USFA Remenyik Open at the Henry Crown Sports Pavilion, and to the victors go the spoils: specially made weapons from Toledo, Spain. The Wildcats haven’t seen action with outside competition since last month’s USFA Burton Open on Sept. 28. The two-day event is not strictly collegiate. The open offers fencers of all ages the opportunity to face off against strong competition from across the country. Several collegiate teams, including returning entrants Notre Dame and Wayne State, as well as many ex-Olympians, are expected to travel to Evanston for the meet. Having not been able to attend the Burton Open, NU coach Laurie Schiller said he is excited to watch his team in competition for the first time this season. “I think we’ve got some really good freshmen this year,” Schiller said. “We’ve got some good kids coming back. This is an opportunity to take a look and see how they’re going to stack up against some pretty strong folks. A lot of the people they’re fencing are going to be stronger than most college kids are going to be.” Though largely inexperienced, with 14 freshmen and a sole senior on the squad, the Cats welcome the strong competition. The high skill level will provide challenges for returning stars such as All-American Courtney Dumas and All-American honoree Dina Bazarbayeva. Last year, Dumas and Bazarbayeva achieved records of 83-25 and 72-22, respectively, the second and fourth highest winning percentages among NU fencers with at least 75 bouts. To kick off this season, Dumas defeated Bazarbayeva

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CAT FIGHT Sophomores Juliana Barrett and Helen Foster face off at the USFA Burton Open on Sept. 28. Barrett ended up with the bronze as Northwestern won gold and silver in all three weapons. This weekend the quest for gold will be a lot tougher.

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15-13 in the finals of the Burton Open to collect her third consecutive gold medal in women’s epee at the annual event. The rest of the team also performed well, with NU claiming 19 top-10 finishes across the three weapons. Dumas said she was pleased to see strong results from her young teammates and hopes the

progression will continue. “I think that the team is doing really well,” she said. “It makes me work harder in practice because there’s extra competition. And everybody did well at the last tournament, so I expect good results from this one, too.” Both Dumas and Schiller emphasized that although the Remenyik won’t count toward the season record total, the event remains an important marker in the team’s self-evaluation process.

“This is what I consider the end of our preseason,” Schiller said. “I look at it as an opportunity to show what we can do at this point in the season and then use that as a building block to correct and change and focus on the next part of the season, which is the beginning of dual meets.” Schiller admitted, however, that finding quality competition for his fencers is not the sole aim in hosting such a » See FENCING, page 11

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Retzgy returns to tackle Spartan squad By MIKE MARUT

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CUTTING CORNERS Senior midfielder Julia Retzgy is back in action for the Wildcats this weekend against the Spartans. After suffering a facial injury, Retzgy will be vital in Northwestern’s corner attack and defense.

Julia Retzky returns from a facial injury this week as Northwestern prepares to take on Michigan State on Saturday in East Lansing, Mich. Last time senior midfielder Retzky took the field was back in early October against Kent State. The Wildcats defeated the Golden Flash with ease, winning the game 3-1. Usually when athletes come back from injury, they are not quite the same, frequently worse than before the injury. Retzky believes the opposite to be true. “I don’t think it will affect my play at all,” Retzky said. “Having last weekend off, I was able to rest my body, rest my legs, so I feel a lot more energized than I was. I think I’ll come back stronger, actually.” In Retzky’s absence, the Cats fell to then-No. 17 Louisville 2-0. It was only the second time this season the Cats have been shut out. The two goals came from penalty corners, which coach Tracey Fuchs vowed to work on this week to prepare for the Spartans. Having Retzky back in the mix will be a big help against corner play this weekend. “Jules is our leader under the radar,” Fuchs said. “She’s a big part of our corner attack and corner defense, and that’s where 40 to 60 percent of goals are scored. We’re really happy to have her back.” Last season against the green and white, the teams played to the last second. Michigan State pulled its goalkeeper with a few minutes left in the second half in order to give itself a stronger attack and to try and send the game to overtime. Two saves by goalkeeper Maddy Carpenter and a defensive save by Retzky as time

No. 13 Northwestern vs. Michigan State East Lansing, Mich. 12 p.m. Saturday

expired preserved the slim 2-1 victory for the Cats. “It means nothing,” Fuchs said. “If you asked (the team), they probably wouldn’t remember that as much as other things. Saying that, everybody knows both teams are going to fight for seventy minutes. We just need to keep playing and doing the things we’re doing.” More rides on this game than meets the eye. This match means life or death for each team’s hopes of reaching the Big Ten Championship. Both the Cats and Spartans have racked up three conference wins and only one loss. NU claims the better overall record, though, with 12-4, as Michigan State is even at 8-8. “They’re playing as good as they’ve played all season and we’re coming off a really good weekend ourselves,” Fuchs said. “Right now the winner of this game has a chance still to win the Big Ten Championship. Both teams are going to be hungry.” NU will take on a very aggressive team when it plays Michigan State. The Spartans are tied for second-most goals scored in conference games with 13. The Cats rank fourth in that category with 10. Carpenter, a junior, will have her work cut out for her this weekend. “Michigan State is always a really good rivalry,” Carpenter said. “Their Big Ten record is really good. They’re a hard team. They play hard. They play for a full 70 minutes. I think we’re ready. They’ve got a really good offensive line, which I’m excited about. I’m excited to be tested.” mike82293@gmail.com

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